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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the man in Christine's bed claim to be in Part 1: Today?

2. Where was S. J. Watson born?

3. In her November 10th entry, Christine receives a call from Dr. Nash telling her about the journal and directing her to its hiding place where?

4. What does it say in relation to Dr. Nash's appointment in Christine's diary in Part 1: Today?

5. What word means reliance on the integrity, strength, ability or surety of a person or thing; confidence?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christine first approach Ben in Part 1: Today? What does he relate to her?

2. Who contacts Christine by special phone in Part 1: Today? How does she know this person?

3. Where does Christine write of having gone with Ben in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 10? What did she learn?

4. What does Dr. Nash explain to Christine about the MRI in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14?

5. What does Christine write about her MRI in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14?

6. What does Christine do after she suspects she has had a son in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14?

7. What instructions does Ben give Christine when he leaves in Part 1: Today?

8. What in Dr. Nash's package causes Christine to remember her son in Part 2: The Journal of Christine Lucas, November 14?

9. What are Dr. Nash's motivations in helping Christine? Are they pure?

10. What does Dr. Nash give to Christine in Part 1: Today? What does it contain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine and discuss the theme of motherhood in the novel. How important is motherhood to the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the progression of Christine's memory. How reasonable is it to believe that Christine might regain complete memory functioning? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe MRIs and the medical procedures for brain research. What is the information which Dr. Nash hopes to learn by mapping Christine's brain?

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